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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

‘The Law is Full of Human Rights Violations! It’s Terrorism by the Ruling Party.’ ～ Members of JFBA Campaign in Tokyo

“We should never pass the law. It
contains so many human rights infringements.” Japan Federation of Bar Associations finally took to the street to
protest against the Designated State Secret Protection Law. Lawyers distributed
leaflets to hundreds of people who gathered outside the west exit of Shinjuku
Station in Tokyo on December 1st and emphasized the danger of the law.“The law
targets lawmakers of both ruling and opposition parties,” Tsutomu SHIMIZU, an attorney, spoke to the crowd through a
microphone. “Under the law, Diet
members, whose job is to ask questions, will be sent to jail if they did their
job.What nonsense!Why don’t they oppose the bill?Bureaucrats are deciding everything, and no one is trying to stop
them.It is the ruling party that is
acting like terrorists. Now is the time to start fresh and anew and deepen our
discussion.”Speakers grabbed the microphone one after another and appealed to the crowd,
“We areat a crucial stage this week. Let us fill the air with our voices of
protest around the Diet Building.” (By M) *Photos: Let us scrap the bill by all means

*Photo: People filling the open space
outside the west exit of Shinjuku Station